Hanna R. Hall Explained

Birth Name:Hanna Rose Hall
Birth Date:9 July 1984
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Other Names:Hanna Hall
Alma Mater:Vancouver Film School
Yearsactive:1993–present

Hanna Rose Hall (born July 9, 1984) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Forrest Gump (1994), and later appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007).

Early life

Hall was born in Denver, Colorado. Her family moved into the mountains when she was two years old, and she remained in Colorado until age eighteen.[1] After high school, she lived in Hawaii and Los Angeles before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended the Vancouver Film School.[1]

Career

When she was seven years old, Hall attended Nina Axelrod's open casting call for Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump. A few callbacks later, Hall was eventually cast as young Jenny Curran.[1] This was followed by a role as an orphaned child in the 1996 television film Homecoming, co-starring Anne Bancroft.

Hall screen tested for the role of Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's film adaptation of The Virgin Suicides, but was considered too young for the part so she was cast as Cecilia Lisbon instead.[1] She appeared in several independent films following this, before being cast in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007) as Judith Myers. In 2009, she appeared in the independent comedy American Cowslip (2009), opposite Val Kilmer, Diane Ladd, and Cloris Leachman.

In 2012, Hall began working as a feline behavior specialist in Venice, California, directing underground plays.[2] She has also appeared on television series, including guest roles on Criminal Minds and Masters of Sex.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Forrest GumpYoung Jenny Curran
1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsGoldi1996 homecoming
1999Cecilia Lisbon
2004Jail BaitBessShort film
2005Edward ColeCrystalShort film
2006White Picket FenceSarah DurleyShort film
2006Bright LightsSamanthaShort film
2007HalloweenJudith Myers
2007Neal CassadySophie Bloom
2007Jules WhitfieldShort film
2008TextSarah
2009American CowslipGeorgia
2010Carly
2010Happiness RunsBecky
2010Radio Free AlbemuthVivian Kaplan
2011ScalenePaige Alexander
2012HawkenNatalieVideo short
2012Visible ScarsBecky Comfort
2013Miss JohnsonhobberShort film
2017Another SkinDoctor Cynthia Dorsett Short film
2018Dying for the CrownMelissa
2022ForgottenBecky Comfort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996HomecomingMaybeth TillermanTV film
1996Her Desperate ChoiceSamanthaTV film
2001Amy & IsabelleAmy GoodrowTV film
2006StandoffRose Anders"Man of Steele"
2012Criminal MindsConnie Foster"The Lesson"
2015Masters of SexLinda Einhorn"Parliament of Owls"
2019The PurgeMedical Student"7:01 A.M."

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Stryker. Jonathan. Exclusive Interview: Hanna Hall. HouseofHorrors.com. September 12, 2007. September 12, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012215506/http://www.houseofhorrors.com/crypt/pages/interviews/printer_1885.shtml. October 12, 2007. dead.
  2. Web site: Hanna Hall, Actress Who Played Young Jenny In ?Forrest Gump,? All Grown Up. The International Business Times. June 7, 2012. Dennino, Nadine. June 17, 2016.